Victoria Hollins

Victoria Hollins is the mother of two daughters and a British journalist, who works for BBC London News as a reporter and newsreader, mostly working the early morning bulletins on BBC Breakfast. On the 8 June 2023, Hollins participated in industrial action in support of the fight against cuts in BBC Local Radio.[1]

Early life

Hollins studied at the British School in the Netherlands and the British School of Brussels, before studying at the University of Birmingham from 1995.[2] She then did a post graduate diploma in Journalism at Cardiff University.[3]

Journalism career

Hollins joined the BBC in 1999 on their journalistic training scheme, working on local BBC radio stations, then as a news presenter on BBC Radio Five Live.[3] She spent five years at BBC London 94.9, before joining the BBC London News on TV.[3] In 2014 Hollins ate a pair of brown shoes for charity as part of Children in Need.[3]

Other activities

In 2011, Hollins appeared as a television presenter in the BBC sitcom Life's Too Short.[4]

References
  1. "https://twitter.com/vichollins/status/1666704029441826818?s=20". Twitter. Retrieved 16 June 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. Contact List of OSA Members British School in the Netherlands: Old Students Association
  3. Victoria Hollins BBC London, 5 September 2008
  4. Life's Too Short - Episode 3 BBC Two, 29 November 2011


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